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HR Headaches: My Employees Are Talking About Unionizing — Should I Encourage This?

Zenefits

Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a bargaining unit can be just 2 people who share a work-related interest, mission or goal. The NLRA covers most private-sector employers, including retailers, healthcare organizations, manufacturers, and private colleges, and universities.

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Latest NLRB Decision Spotlights Employer Handbook Rules

HRWatchdog

On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new legal standard for evaluating employer handbook rules — raising the level of scrutiny these rules will face when challenged as violating the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) ( Stericycle, Inc.

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How the NLRB’s Recent Decisions Can Affect All Employers

HR Daily Advisor

Decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are often thought of in the context of unions, but the NLRB’s decisions can affect all employers because of the federal law it enforces. The NLRB administers and enforces federal labor law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

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NLRB: New Board, New Standards

Astron Solutions

With new members in place, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been busy reviewing policy. Three of the five members of the NLRB are from the current president’s political party, continuing a trend that has existed in previous presidential terms. 365 NLRB No.

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The NLRB’s New Guidance Loosens Reigns on Handbooks

HR Daily Advisor

In our February 2018 issue, we informed you that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was “loosening the reins on employer handbook rules” (see the lead article in that issue). Category 1: Rules that Are Generally Lawful. Background. Rules that are unlawful.

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New pro-employer NLRB gives HR an early Christmas present

HR Morning

If you had any doubts the GOP-controlled National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) would take a more employer-friendly stance on workplace issues, recent rulings should put those fears to rest. Note: The National Law Review offers an excellent breakdown of all four rulings). A return to the old standard.

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NLRB restores sanity to its rules on employee handbooks and joint employment

Ohio Employer's Law

Last week, the NLRB started making good on its promise to roll back some of its more controversial Obama-era reforms—its assault on employee handbooks and its liberalization of joint employment. Over the past few years, the Board’s Lutheran Heritage test has led to some pretty crazed results. Employee Handbooks. In Boeing Co.